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Table 2 Score calculations of items used for SHEMESH (n = 222; min = 1, max = 5), and rotated factor analysis for the two factors according to each item of SHEMESH

From: Bridging language barriers in developing valid health policy research tools: insights from the translation and validation process of the SHEMESH questionnaire

Item

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Factor 1

Factor 2

1. Experts in your workplace agree with assessments via video-link

4.00

1.10

1

5

0.924

0.000

2. Psychiatric evaluation via video-link will be feasible

3.79

1.06

1

5

0.923

0.000

3. Psychiatric evaluation via video-link in the ED will be completed successfully

3.67

1.06

1

5

0.909

0.000

4. There will be more advantages than disadvantages for patients from conducting psychiatric evaluation via video-link

3.42

1.21

1

5

0.852

0.144

5. Senior staff in the psychiatric ED encourage innovation and creativity with a goal of improving patient care

4.32

0.77

3

5

 − 

 − 

6. Senior staff in the psychiatric ED encourages other members of the medical and nursing staff to share their opinions about how best to deliver care

4.07

0.93

1

5

0.000

0.854

7. Senior staff in the psychiatric ED encourages improved approaches to delivering clinical care

4.05

0.80

1

5

0.170

0.820

8. Senior staff in the psychiatric ED encourages teamwork between the medical and nursing staff to find solutions to improve patient care

4.11

0.88

1

5

 − 0.149

0.768

9. Senior staff in the psychiatric ED encourages open communication between the medical and nursing staff

4.21

0.80

1

5

0.234

0.717

10. Medical and nursing staff in the psychiatric ED encourage cooperation to optimize patient care

4.22

0.74

1

5

0.196

0.529

11. Medical and nursing staff in the psychiatric ED have enough time to perform their work, and also to engage in quality improvement projects

3.42

1.08

1

5

0.000

0.512

Percent variance explained by factor:

37.7%

27.2%

  1. Loading of 0.5 and higher are shaded; Item 5 has been removed from this analysis